TERRIFIC GIFT IDEA!
Darneed Best Gluten-Free & Grain-Free Cookies in a KIT
I love Elana Amsterdam’s theory about cooking as well as her sincere desire to find healthy alternatives to avoiding the highs and lows of blood sugar without giving up the taste. I have taken her choc. chip recipe and made a fun gift out of it and made ony a minor adjustment to suit my needs.
NO GRAINS IN THESE COOKIES!
I hope you enjoy and please write in or share your pictures of how your gift-jar turned out, before giving it away.
Place in a mason jar in layers : use pop top or screw top mason jars
2-1/2 cups blanched almond flour
½ tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
½ cup dark chocolate OPTIONS: or 1/4 cup chocolate and 1/4 cup chopped nuts OR 1/4 cup dried cranberries and 1/4 cup chocolate OR 1/4 cup dried cranberries and white chocolate chips- just be imaginative, it is fun and easy!
Create a little decorative gift tag that says this:
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
In a bowl mix”½ cup light agave
½ cup grapeseed
1 tsp. vanilla-optional( I leave this out)
Add your wet ingredients to your dry( in the jar)
Mix real well – it will be moist
Refrig 30 minutes
Drop onto parchment paper as 1 TBL balls
Flatten them down to about 1/3 inch thick
Bake approx 7-10 minutes
Thank you Elana Amsterdam
Gluten Free Almond Flour Cookbook , Celestial Arts, 2009
Tina Turbin
Tags: Baking, Desserts, gluten free, gluten free foods, gluten intolerance, Gluten-Free Baking, Gluten-Free Products, Gluten-Free Recipe, Gluten-Free Recipes, grain free, Tina Turbin
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What a great idea! My sister is just starting a gluten-free diet. She’ll love it! Thanks for the recipe. I can include that with the gift! I like using the baking soda that is aluminum free.
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Love this idea – great for a cookie recipe giveaway and will definately use this in the next one we attend.:-)